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The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

107 reviews

katie_noelani's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and War

copperboom311's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Rape, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Abandonment, and War

_emma_rose_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 I genuinely can't explain why this book didn't get a higher rating from me. It's an objectively good book, in my opinion, but it didn't quite awe me the way I expected it to. If you're on the fence, read it! It's not a waste of time by any stretch of the imagination.
It should be noted that I would recommend it for readers 18+. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

anisyrah's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, and Police brutality

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Kidnapping

texassizedreads's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Antisemitism

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War

esther_me's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Love the book. Beautiful and inspirering story. Very well written. I love Kristin Hannahs way of using her words. Amazing author and Amazing story! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Torture, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

neki's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I was only looking for a book that would break the shit out of me and man, this one did more than that. The Nightingale made me angry, loved, heartbroken, and more importantly, it made me realize how lucky I am to be living in this kind of world where I eat three times a day and could even slack if I want to. The hardships the victims endured in wars affected me as if I too, experienced it at the same time as them, it has that much of an impact. I wasn't much of a fan of historical fiction but after reading the Nightingale, I think I am up to pick another book from this genre and cry a little or maybe more if I were given a chance to stumble upon another emotional story as beautifully written as this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, and Religious bigotry

valeriasshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cancer

remy_licked_my_book's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This is a 4.5 star read for me. Kristin Hannah has historically not been my favourite author so I tried to go into this story with low expectations. It started out and I remember saying to my friend, "I'm not connecting to either main character, I just don't like them". Oh man, was I wrong. This story blossoms into beautiful character development. Vianne, Isabelle, and Sophie all mature and use their resilience to transform into women who take care of themselves. Their bravery and strength are a shadow of the true bravery and strength displayed by any one and everyone affected by WWII. I really enjoyed the ending, I fell in love with the characters all over again and things were tied up very nicely. The back of the book where Kristin Hannah talks about what inspired the book was very interesting, I will definitely be checking out some of the memoirs that this story was based on! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Vomit

kitty03's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Genocide, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Police brutality, and Antisemitism